Management Customer Service

Mark Eric Frazier

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Cooksville, MD 21723

(Home) 410-***-****

(Cell) 410-***-****

n767hx@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I am a Senior Director of Procurement and Inventory Management with more than twenty years of executive procurement experience. I have extensive experience in all aspects of procurement. I have an excellent variety of skills that include, but are not limited to risk management, team building, personnel management, vendor negotiations, contracts and forecasting to mention a few.

WORK HISTORY

Ann’s House of Nuts Columbia, MD July 2005 to Present

Position: Senior Director of Procurement and Inventory Management, reporting

directly to the President/CEO and CFO of the company.

Duties: Responsible for all aspects of procurement including, but not limited to

contracts, risk management, complex problem solution, forecasting, direct negotiations with vendors and supply chain inventory management. I direct a team of ten buyers, managers and support staff, responsible for purchasing hundreds of millions of dollars annually. I have extensive knowledge in agricultural commodities such as seeds, nuts and dried fruits direct from the countries of origin. Complete vendor management to ensure quality, timely deliveries, customer service at the best possible price. Included in my area of responsibility are all services and packaging materials like corrugate, film and PET’s, along

with all aspects of inbound transportation (ocean freight, rail and truck).

Giant Food Inc., Landover, MD August 1985 to July 2005

Position: Regional Manager/Director of Merchandising, Procurement and

Inventory Management (Peapod by Giant) August 2001 to July 2005

Duties: Responsible for all aspects of merchandising, and procurement of all food

and non-food categories. I managed a team of ten direct reports. Complete

responsibility for: Gross product margin, assortment, cost, negotiations,

contracts, risk management, profit, sales analysis, and budgeting. Also

responsible for inventory control, shrink, replenishment, forecasting and

other operational duties.

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Position: Category Manager/Senior Buyer July 1995 to August 2001

Duties: Responsible for managing a wide variety of specific food and non-food

Categories including packaged food commodities. My duties included

directing and training of buyers, profit analysis, budgeting, assortment,

store planograms, promotional development and execution, private label

development including vendor plant inspections, risk management and

inventory control. I negotiated directly with brokers and manufacturers

regarding all business relations. I gained a complete working knowledge

of Category Management, this includes business plan development,

complex problem solution, data analysis, plan implementation and

achieving established goals. I was responsible for a broad range

of food commodities such as nuts, fruits and vegetables.

Promoted in August 2001.

Position: Grocery Buyer August 1987 to July 1995

Duties: Responsible for inventory control, new item presentations, direct

negotiations with brokers and manufacturers, private label development

and maximizing profits by developing new buying techniques. I gained

a wide variety of product knowledge during my time in this position.

I also worked with the IS department to develop new buying systems.

I was responsible for food items such as spices, juices, nuts and canned

fruits and vegetables. (Promoted July 1995)

Position: Store Retail Trainee August 1985 to August 1987

Duties: Responsible for all store managerial duties, including scheduling, supervising

employees and daily accounting. I was involved in all retail operations

of the store. (Promoted August 1987)

EDUCATION

Towson State University – Bachelor of Science degree – 1993

Major: Business Management

Areas of concentration: 1) Operational Management

2) Financial Management

REFERENCES

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